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Write the names
Write each name as Name ben or bas the mother’s name, in lashon kodesh or in English, and write the bakashah you want brought to the kever.
To the kivrei tzaddikim
Send a Kvittel
For many generations, Yidden have traveled to kivrei tzaddikim, and to the mekomos hakdoshim in Eretz Yisroel — including the Kosel HaMaaravi — to daven in times of tzar. We can daven anywhere. Still, davening at the tziyun of a tzaddik zy"a, or at the Kosel, awakens their zechus for us.
How it works
Four simple steps
Years ago, before it was easy to travel to the mekomos hakdoshim, Yidden would send a kvittel with a shliach, who would go to the kever and be mispallel on their behalf.
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Give a pidyon
A pidyon nefesh of any amount may go with the kvittel. Suggested amounts are below; you may give what you choose. You can also call (347) 836-9354 and pay by card over the phone.
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A printable kvittel goes to the shliach
A printable kvittel is made and sent by email or WhatsApp to our shliach. He takes it to the kever you chose, reads it, and is mispallel on your behalf.
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A picture is emailed back to you
After the visit, the shliach takes a picture of what was done and emails it back to you.
About us
A shliach at the mekomos hakdoshim
In our days, Global Kvittel makes it much easier to send a kvittel with a shliach, just as Yidden have done for generations.
Our shliach is a Chasidic yungerman from New York who is living now in Krakow. A shliach brings your kvittel to the kever or place you choose — in Eretz Yisroel (including the Kosel), to the Ohel in Queens, to the Bobov ohel in New Jersey, to Mezhibuzh and Uman, to Lublin, and to the kevarim in Poland and Galicia — reads it, and is mispallel on your behalf.
A portion of the proceeds are given to the local Hachnosas Orchim and Tomchei Shabbos in Krakow, Poland.
Kivrei tzaddikim
Where kvittlach have been brought
Kvittlach are brought to these kevarim and mekomos hakdoshim: in Eretz Yisroel (including the Kosel), in New York, in Ukraine, in Lublin, and in Poland and Galicia — as well as the European kevarim already on the earlier site. Each name opens a page with sourced background, and a form to send a kvittel. A shliach brings the kvittel to the place you choose.
Eretz Yisroel
Me'aras Hamachpelah
מערת המכפלה
Me'aras Hamachpelah, Chevron (Hebron)
the Avos and Imahos · No single yahrzeit — see the page
Me'aras Hamachpelah in Chevron is the kever of the Avos and Imahos: Avraham and Sarah, Yitzchak and Rivkah, Yaakov and Leah. The Torah itself records this. Avraham Avinu bought the cave and the field from Efron the Chitti, in Kiryas Arba, which is Chevron, as a burial place…
Kever Rochel
קבר רחל
Kever Rochel, on the road to Beis Lechem (Bethlehem)
Rochel Imeinu · 11 Cheshvan (traditional)
Rochel Imeinu was niftar on the way, after the birth of Binyamin, and Yaakov Avinu buried her on the road to Efras, which is Beis Lechem, and set a matzeivah on her kever (Bereishis 35:16–20). He later told Yosef that he had buried her there, and not in Me'aras Hamachpelah…
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai zy"a
רבי שמעון בר יוחאי
The tziyun in Meron, Galilee
2nd century, a Tanna · 18 Iyar (Lag BaOmer) — his hilula
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai zy"a, the Rashbi, was a Tanna, a leading talmid of Rabbi Akiva. After the tragedy of Rabbi Akiva’s talmidim, he is named among the five who continued the teaching (Yevamos 62b). His words are throughout the Bavli, the Yerushalmi, and the midrashim, and…
The Kosel HaMaaravi
הכותל המערבי
The Kosel HaMaaravi, Yerushalayim Ir HaKodesh
the western retaining wall of Har HaBayis
The Kosel HaMaaravi is not a kever. It is a remnant of the western retaining wall of Har HaBayis, the platform of the Beis Hamikdash, built in the days of Herod. It is not a wall of the Sanctuary itself. For many generations Yidden have come here to daven, as close as we can…
Rav Ovadia Yosef zt"l
מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצ״ל
The Sanhedria cemetery, Jerusalem, beside the Rabbanit
1920–2013 · 3 Cheshvan
Maran Rav Ovadia Yosef zt"l was born on 12 Tishrei 5681 (24 September 1920) in Baghdad, to Yaakov and Georgia (Gurjiya). He was named Ovadia after Rav Abdallah Somech and Yosef after the Ben Ish Chai. In 1924, when he was four, the family came to Yerushalayim and settled in…
The first Bostoner Rebbe, Reb Pinchas Dovid Horowitz zy"a
דער ערשטער באסטאנער רבי, רבי פנחס דוד הורוויץ זי״ע
Har HaZeitim (the Mount of Olives), Yerushalayim. He was niftar in Williamsburg and was first buried in America; after the war his sons brought him to Har HaZeitim, as he had asked in his tzavaah.
1876–1941 · 8 Kislev
Reb Pinchas Dovid HaLevi Horowitz zy"a was the first Bostoner Rebbe. He was born in Yerushalayim in 5636 (1876); some English sources also give a civil date of 15 July 1877. He was named Pinchas after a zeide, and Dovid after Dovid HaMelech. His mother was a sister of Reb…
Reb Moshe Horowitz zy"a, Bostoner Rebbe of Brooklyn
רבי משה הורוויץ זי״ע, באסטאנער רבי פון ברוקלין
Har HaZeitim (the Mount of Olives), Yerushalayim
1909–1985 · 14 Sivan
Reb Moshe HaLevi Horowitz zy"a was the older son of the first Bostoner Rebbe, and the Bostoner Rebbe of New York. He was born in Yerushalayim in 5669 (1909). (Encyclopaedia Judaica gives 1913; this page follows Hebrew Wikipedia and other accounts that give 1909.) He learned…
Reb Levi Yitzchok Horowitz zy"a, the Bostoner Rebbe of Boston and Har Nof
רבי לוי יצחק הורוויץ זי״ע, דער באסטאנער רבי פון באסטאן און הר נוף
Har HaZeitim (the Mount of Olives), Yerushalayim. The levayah was in his beis medrash in Har Nof, and the kevurah was the same night on Har HaZeitim.
1921–2009 · 18 Kislev
Reb Levi Yitzchok HaLevi Horowitz zy"a was the younger son of the first Bostoner Rebbe, and the Bostoner Rebbe of Boston and of Har Nof. He was born on 27 Sivan 5681 (3 July 1921) in Boston — often described as the first American-born Chasidic Rebbe. He received semicha at…
Reb Chaim Avrohom Horowitz zy"a, Bostoner Rebbe of Ramat Beit Shemesh
רבי חיים אברהם הורוויץ זי״ע, באסטאנער רבי פון רמת בית שמש
Har HaZeitim (the Mount of Olives), Yerushalayim, near his father
1933–2016 · 18 Sivan
Reb Chaim Avrohom HaLevi Horowitz zy"a was a son of Reb Moshe Horowitz zy"a, Bostoner Rebbe of New York, and a grandson of the first Bostoner Rebbe. He was born in 1933; English Wikipedia says Poland, and Encyclopaedia Judaica says Zhidachov. He was named after his maternal…
Reb Pinchas Dovid Horowitz zy"a, Bostoner Rebbe of Flatbush
רבי פנחס דוד הורוויץ זי״ע, באסטאנער רבי פון פלאטבוש
Har HaZeitim (the Mount of Olives), Yerushalayim, in the section of Kollel Chibas Jerusalem. The levayah was first in Flatbush, and then from Shamgar in Yerushalayim.
1945–2023 · 25 Sivan
Reb Pinchas Dovid HaLevi Horowitz zy"a, the Bostoner Rebbe of Flatbush, was a son of Reb Moshe Horowitz zy"a, Bostoner Rebbe of New York, and a grandson of the first Bostoner Rebbe, whose name he was given. Hebrew Wikipedia gives his years as 5705–25 Sivan 5783 (1945–2023).…
United States
The Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbeim
האהל של כ״ק אדמו״ר מליובאוויטש
Old Montefiore Cemetery, Cambria Heights, Queens, New York
the Frierdiker Rebbe, 1880–1950; the Rebbe, 1902–1994 · The Frierdiker Rebbe: 10 Shevat 5710; the Rebbe: 3 Tammuz 5754
The Ohel in Old Montefiore Cemetery, Cambria Heights, Queens, is the resting place of two Lubavitcher Rebbeim: the Frierdiker Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn zy"a (the sixth Rebbe, niftar 10 Shevat 5710 / 28 January 1950), and the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel…
The Ohel of the Bobover Rebbeim
דער אוהל פון די באבובער רביים
Floral Park / Washington Cemetery (Deans), Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
Reb Shlomo, 1907/08–2000; Reb Naftula, 1931–2005 · Reb Shlomo: 1 Av 5760 (Rosh Chodesh Av); Reb Naftula: 12 Adar II 5765
This page is for two Bobover Rebbeim who rest in one ohel in New Jersey: Reb Shlomo Halberstam zy"a, the third Bobover Rebbe, who rebuilt Bobov in America after the war (niftar 1 Av 5760 / 2 August 2000), and his son Reb Naftula — Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Halberstam zy"a — the…
The Satmar Rebbe, Reb Yoel Teitelbaum zy"a
דער סאטמארער רבי, רבי יואל טייטלבוים זי״ע
The large ohel at the top of the Kiryas Joel cemetery, 30 Schunnemunk Road, Kiryas Joel (Monroe), New York
1887–1979 · 26 Av
Reb Yoel Teitelbaum zy"a, the Divrei Yoel, was the first Satmar Rebbe. He was born on 17 Tevet 5647 (13 January 1887) in Sighet (Máramarossziget), then in Austria-Hungary, a son of the Kedushas Yom Tov, Reb Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum zy"a, rav and Rebbe of Sighet, and…
The Rivnitzer Rebbe zy"a
דער ריבניצער רבי זי״ע
The ohel in the Vizhnitzer Bais HaChaim (Monsey Cemetery), Route 306 at Brick Church Road, Monsey / Spring Valley, New York
c. 1902–1995 · 24 Tishrei, Isru Chag Sukkos
Reb Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz zy"a, the Rivnitzer Rebbe (also written the Ribnitzer Rebbe), was born in Botoshan (Botoșani), Romania. Most sources give the year as 1902; some give 1898, and some close talmidim said 1893. The page therefore writes the years as c. 1902–1995, and…
The Skverer Rebbe, Reb Yaakov Yosef Twersky zy"a
דער סקווירער רבי, רבי יעקב יוסף טווערסקי זי״ע
The large ohel in the New Square (Shikun Skver) cemetery, New Square, New York. By Skver custom the matzeivah has no inscription.
1899–1968 · 2 Nisan
Reb Yaakov Yosef Twersky zy"a was the third Skverer Rebbe, and the founder of New Square. He was born on 15 Tammuz 5659 (23 June 1899) in Skvira, Ukraine, a son of Reb Dovid Twersky zy"a, the second Skverer Rebbe, and a grandson of Reb Yitzchak of Skver zy"a. The Skver…
Canada
Ukraine
The Baal Shem Tov zy"a
הבעל שם טוב הקדוש
The ohel in Mezhibuzh (Medzhybizh), Ukraine
c. 1698–1760 · 6 Sivan 5520, the first day of Shavuos
The Baal Shem Tov zy"a, Rabbi Yisroel ben Eliezer, is the founder of Chasidus. The traditional year of his birth is 5458 (1698), in Okopy (Okopy Świętej Trójcy), and the traditional year is the one the sources use, though an exact civil birthday is not recorded in a…
Reb Nachman of Breslov zy"a
רבי נחמן מברסלב
The tziyun in Uman, Ukraine
1772–1810 · 18 Tishrei 5571, during Sukkos
Reb Nachman of Breslov zy"a was born in Mezhibuzh in 1772 (5532), a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov zy"a — his mother, Feiga, was a granddaughter of the Besht, a daughter of Adel. His kever is in Uman. The page of the Baal Shem Tov on this site is [[baal-shem-tov|the Baal…
Lublin
The Chozeh of Lublin zy"a
החוזה מלובלין
The old Jewish cemetery on Grodzisko hill, ul. Kalinowszczyzna, Lublin
1745–1815 · 9 Av 5575, Tisha B'Av
The Chozeh of Lublin zy"a, Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz, was born in 1745 (5505) in Józefów, and was niftar in Lublin on Tisha B'Av, 9 Av 5575 (15 August 1815). He was a leading talmid of Reb Elimelech of Lizensk zy"a, whose page is on this site. His court on Szeroka Street…
The Maharshal zy"a
המהרש״ל
The old Jewish cemetery on Grodzisko hill, ul. Kalinowszczyzna, Lublin
c. 1510–1573 · 12 Kislev 5334
The Maharshal zy"a, Rabbi Shlomo Luria, was among the gedolei haposkim of Polish Jewry in the sixteenth century. He was rosh yeshiva in Lublin, and Lublin in those years was a center of Torah, sometimes called a Yerushalayim of the Polish kingdom. He was niftar on 12 Kislev…
The Maharam of Lublin zy"a
המהר״ם מלובלין
The old Jewish cemetery on Grodzisko hill, ul. Kalinowszczyzna, Lublin
1558–1616 · 16 Iyar 5376
The Maharam of Lublin zy"a, Rabbi Meir ben Gedalia, was born in 5318 (1558) and was niftar in Lublin on 16 Iyar 5376 (3 May 1616), as the Jewish Encyclopedia and later accounts record. He was rav and rosh yeshiva in Lublin, later in Krakow and in Lemberg (Lvov), and he…
Rabbi Shalom Shachna zy"a
רבי שלום שכנא זי״ע
The old Jewish cemetery on Grodzisko hill, ul. Kalinowszczyzna, Lublin, Poland
c. 1495–1558 · 1 Kislev (Rosh Chodesh Kislev)
Rabbi Shalom Shachna zy"a of Lublin, often called Reb Shachna, was rav and rosh yeshiva in Lublin. The year of his birth is not settled; accounts range from about 1490 to about 1510, and many write around 1495 (5255). He was a son of Yosef of Lublin. He was niftar on Rosh…
Rabbi Azriel HaLevi Horowitz zt"l
רבי עזריאל הלוי הורוויץ זצ״ל
The old Jewish cemetery on Grodzisko hill, ul. Kalinowszczyzna, Lublin, Poland
1757–1818 · 22 Cheshvan
Rabbi Azriel HaLevi Horowitz zt"l, av beis din of Lublin, was known as the Rosh HaBarzel, in Yiddish der Eizener Kop. He was born in Zamość in 5517 (1757), a son of Rabbi Dov of Zamość, as later accounts name his father. The matzeivah calls him the son of the great rav,…
Poland and Galicia
The Bnei Yissaschar zy"a
הבני יששכר
The ohel in Dynów (Dinov), near Rzeszów, Poland
1783–1841 · 18 Teves 5601
The Bnei Yissaschar zy"a, Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dinov, was born in 5543 (1783) — some accounts say 5545 (1785) — in Jawornik, Galicia, a son of Rabbi Pesach Langsam. He was niftar in Dinov on 18 Teves 5601 (11 January 1841) and rests in the ohel there, near Rzeszów.…
Reb Yisroel Isserl zt"l
רבי ישראל איסרל זצ״ל
Remah Beis Hachaim, beside the Remah Shul, Kazhimiezh, Krakow, Poland
d. 1568 · 13 Adar I (in a leap year; 13 Adar in a regular year)
Reb Yisroel Isserl zt"l was a manhig of the Krakow kehillah, and the father of the Remu zy"a, Reb Moshe Isserles. The sources record him as a parnas and rosh in Krakow, a man of means who used his standing for the tzibbur. He rests in the Remah Beis Hachaim, near the shul…
The Remu zy"a
דער הייליגער רמ״א זי״ע
Remah Beis Hachaim, beside the Remah Shul, Kazhimiezh, Krakow, Poland
c. 1520–1572 · 18 Iyar (Lag BaOmer)
The Remu zy"a, Reb Moshe Isserles, was born in Krakow around 1520 (some say around 1525). He was niftar there on Lag BaOmer, 18 Iyar 5332 (11 May 1572). The earlier Global Kvittel site already wrote that he was born and niftar in Krakow, led a large yeshiva, and even in his…
Rabbi Eliezer Ashkenazi zt"l
רבי אליעזר אשכנזי זצ״ל
Remah Beis Hachaim, Kazhimiezh, Krakow, Poland
c. 1512–1585 · 22 Kislev
Rabbi Eliezer Ashkenazi zt"l, Reb Eliezer ben Eliyahu, mechaber of Maasei Hashem, was born around 1512 (some write 1513). Some say he was born in the Levant, others mention Prague. He was niftar in Krakow on 22 Kislev 5346 (13 December 1585), and he rests in the Remah Beis…
The Bach zy"a
דער הייליגער ב״ח זי״ע
Remah Beis Hachaim, Kazhimiezh, Krakow, Poland
c. 1561–1640 · 20 Adar (in a leap year, 20 Adar II)
The Bach zy"a, Reb Yoel Sirkis, was born in Lublin around 5321 (1561). His family name was Yaffe; he is called Sirkis after his mother. He learned from his father, Reb Shmuel of Lublin, from Reb Shlomo Leibush of Lublin, from Reb Hirsh Shor of Brisk — a talmid of the Remu…
Reb Elimelech of Lizensk zy"a
הרב ר׳ אלימלך מליזענסק זי״ע
The Beis Hachaim, Ulica Bożnicza, Leżajsk (Lizensk), Poland
1717–1787 · 21 Adar (in a leap year, 21 Adar II)
Reb Elimelech Weisblum zy"a was born in 1717 (sources name Tykocin or Lapczyca, near Bochnia). He was niftar in Lizensk on 21 Adar 5547 (11 March 1787). The earlier site already wrote: his yahrzeit falls on the 21st of Adar, and his tziyun has always been a place where Yidden…
The Maor VaShemesh zy"a
דער מאור ושמש זי״ע
The nayer Beis Hachaim (New Jewish Cemetery), ul. Miodowa, Krakow, Poland
c. 1754–1823 · 1 Tammuz (Rosh Chodesh Tammuz)
The Maor VaShemesh zy"a — Reb Kalonymus Kalman HaLevi Epstein of Krakow — was a great talmid of Reb Elimelech of Lizensk zy"a, and one of the first to bring Chassidus to Krakow. He was born around 1754 (some write 1753). Sources do not agree which town called Neustadt was his…
Reb Dovid of Lelov zy"a
ר׳ דוד לעלובער זי״ע
The alte Beis Hachaim, Lelów (Lelov), Poland — the ohel was destroyed under the Communist regime and later rebuilt
1746–1814 · 7 Shevat 5574
Reb Dovid Biderman zy"a, founder of the Lelov dynasty, was born in 1746 (some accounts say near Lelov). He was niftar on 7 Shevat 5574 (28 January 1814). The earlier English site already described him as a talmid of the Chozeh of Lublin zy"a, who was a talmid of Reb Elimelech…
The Divrei Chaim of Sanz zy"a
דער דברי חיים פון צאנז זי״ע
The ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Sanz (Nowy Sacz), Poland
1793–1876 · 25 Nissan
The Divrei Chaim zy"a, Reb Chaim Halberstam, was the Sanzer Rav, and the founder of Sanzer Chassidus. He was born in 5553 (1793) in Tarnogrod. He was a talmid of Reb Naftali of Ropshitz zy"a, and through him he held the mesorah of the Rebbe Reb Elimelech of Lizensk zy"a.…
The Shineve Rav zy"a
דער שינעווער רב זי״ע
The Beis Hachaim, Sieniawa (Shinova), Poland
1815–1898 · 6 Tevet
HaRav Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam zy"a, the Shineve Rav, was the eldest son of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz zy"a. The earlier site recorded: he was born in Tarnograd, Poland (others say Rudnik, Galicia), on 20 Shevat 5575 / 1815. His mother was Rebbetzin Rochel Feiga, daughter of…
Reb Shlomo of Bobov zy"a
רבי שלמה פון באבוב זי״ע
The ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Bobov (Bobowa), Poland
1847–1905 · 1 Tammuz
Reb Shlomo Halberstam zy"a was the first Rebbe of Bobov. He was a son of Reb Meir Noson Halberstam zy"a, and a grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz zy"a. He was born in 5607 (1847). After his years of growth in the Sanzer mesorah, he settled in Bobov (Bobowa) and founded a…
Reb Chaim Yaakov of Limanowa zy"a
רבי חיים יעקב פון לימאנאוו זי״ע
The ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Bobov (Bobowa), Poland
d. 1935 · 21 Cheshvan
Reb Chaim Yaakov Teitelbaum zy"a was rav in Limanowa. His matzeivah stands in the ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Bobov (Bobowa), near the tziyun of the first Bobover Rebbe, Reb Shlomo Halberstam zy"a. The inscription names him and records his histalkus.
The Aryeh D'Bei Ilai zy"a
דער אריה דבי עילאי זי״ע
The ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Brzesko (Brigel), Poland
d. 1846 · 17 Tevet
Reb Aryeh Leibush Lipschitz zy"a, the Aryeh D'Bei Ilai, was av beis din of Brzesko — Brigel, as Yidden called the town. He is known by the sefer Aryeh D'Bei Ilai. He was niftar on 17 Tevet 5606 (15 January 1846) and rests in the ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Brzesko.
Reb Meshulam Zalman Yehonasan Lipschitz zt"l
רבי משולם זלמן יהונתן ליפשיץ זצ״ל
The ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Brzesko (Brigel), Poland
d. 1855 · 1 Elul
Reb Meshulam Zalman Yehonasan Lipschitz zt"l rests in the ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Brzesko (Brigel), in the same ohel as the Aryeh D'Bei Ilai zy"a, Reb Aryeh Leibush Lipschitz. His matzeivah is an older, ornate stone with lions and a crown. The exact family relationship is…
Reb Tuvia Lipschitz zt"l
רבי טוביה ליפשיץ זצ״ל
The ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Brzesko (Brigel), Poland
d. 1912 · 8 Adar (in a leap year, 8 Adar II)
Reb Tuvia Lipschitz zt"l rests in the ohel in the Beis Hachaim of Brzesko (Brigel), in the same ohel as the Aryeh D'Bei Ilai zy"a and Reb Meshulam Zalman Yehonasan Lipschitz zt"l. He was niftar later than both of them, on 8 Adar 5672 (26 February 1912).
The Megaleh Amukos zy"a
דער הייליגער מגלה עמוקות זי״ע
Remah Beis Hachaim, Kazhimiezh, Krakow, Poland
c. 1585–1633 · 13 Av
The Megaleh Amukos zy"a, Reb Nosson Nota Spira, was a rav and mekubal in Poland, and he served as rav in Krakow. A talmid of the Maharam of Lublin zy"a, he had a big chelek in spreading the Torah of the Ari zal throughout Poland. He was the mechaber of a number of seforim,…
The Tosefos Yom Tov zy"a
תוספות יום טוב זי״ע
Remah Beis Hachaim, Kazhimiezh, Krakow, Poland — by the wall, next to Yossele the Holy Miser
c. 1579–1654 · 6 Elul or 26 Elul — sources disagree; see the note below
Reb Gershon Shaul Yom-Tov Lipman ben Nosson HaLevi Heller zy"a is best known for his peirush on Mishnayos, the Tosefos Yom Tov. He was one of the great Talmudic chachamim in Prague and in Poland in the years before Tach v'Tat. These sentences stood on the earlier site (the…
Yossele the Holy Miser zy"a
יוסעלע דער הייליגער קמצן זי״ע
Remah Beis Hachaim, Krakow, by the wall next to the Tosefos Yom Tov zy"a
17th century · Not known
Yossele the Holy Miser zy"a — Reb Yossel Kamtzan, Yossele der heiliger kamtzan — lived in Kazhimiezh, the Jewish city of Krakow, in the 17th century. His tziyun stands in the Remah Beis Hachaim, by the wall, next to the Tosefos Yom Tov zy"a. A reliable yahrzeit was not found…
Reb Mendel of Rimanov zy"a
דער רבי ר׳ מענדלע מרימאנאוו זי״ע
The Beis Hachaim, Rymanów (Rimanov), Poland. The original ohel and matzeivah were destroyed in the churban and later rebuilt.
1745–1815 · 19 Iyar
Reb Menachem Mendel Torem of Rimanov zy"a, also known as Mendele Rimanover, was a renowned Chasidic Rebbe and one of the first to spread Chassidus in Poland and Galicia. The old German and French pages said one of the first four; other accounts say among the first five. This…
Rabbi Shimon Sofer zy"a
רבי שמעון סופר זי״ע
The nayer Beis Hachaim (New Jewish Cemetery), ul. Miodowa, Krakow, Poland
1820–1883 · 17 Adar II
Rabbi Shimon Sofer zy"a, the Michtav Sofer, was a son of the Chasam Sofer zy"a of Pressburg. He was born in Pressburg on 13 Teves 5581 (18 December 1820). His mother, Sarel, was a daughter of Reb Akiva Eiger zy"a. He first served as rav in Mattersdorf, in the same kehillah…
Rabbi Akiva Kornitzer zt"l
רבי עקיבא קארניצער זצ״ל
The nayer Beis Hachaim (New Jewish Cemetery), ul. Miodowa, Krakow, Poland
1838/39–1892 · 11 Teves
Rabbi Akiva Kornitzer zt"l was rav of Krakow. He was born in Mattersdorf in 5599 (1838 or 1839), a son of Reb Eliyahu Kornitzer and of Gittel, a daughter of the Chasam Sofer zy"a. So he was a grandson of the Chasam Sofer. He married Reizel, a daughter of his uncle, Rabbi…
Rabbi Yosef Nechemia Kornitzer zt"l
רבי יוסף נחמיה קארניצער זצ״ל
The nayer Beis Hachaim (New Jewish Cemetery), ul. Miodowa, Krakow, Poland
1880–1933 · 2 Iyar
Rabbi Yosef Nechemia Kornitzer zt"l was rav of Krakow in the years before the churban. He was born on 12 December 1880 (10 Teves 5641). Sources do not agree whether he was born in Krakow or in Selish (Sevlus); we do not guess. He was a son of Rabbi Akiva Kornitzer zt"l, and…
Rabbi Shmelka Kornitzer Hy"d
רבי שמלקה קארניצער הי״ד
The nayer Beis Hachaim (New Jewish Cemetery), ul. Miodowa, Krakow, Poland — the kever of his ashes, beside his father
1905–1941 · Not known
Rabbi Shmuel Shmelka Kornitzer Hy"d was rav and av beis din of Krakow, and the last rav of the city before the churban. He was born on 29 July 1905 in Selish, a son of Rabbi Yosef Nechemia Kornitzer zt"l. After his father’s histalkus in 1933 he became a dayan in Krakow, still…
Rabbi Shmuel Teitelbaum zt"l of Gorlice
רבי שמואל טייטלבוים זצ״ל פון גארליץ
The nayer Beis Hachaim (New Jewish Cemetery), ul. Miodowa, Krakow, Poland
c. 1814–1888 · 9 Cheshvan
Rabbi Shmuel Teitelbaum zt"l was av beis din of Gorlice (Gorlitz). The identification is from the matzeivah itself, which agrees with the later accounts. The carved relief at the top reads “matzeves kever” of Rabbi Shmuel Teitelbaum. The marble plaque names “harav hagaon…
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What is a kvittel?
A kvittel is a note of tefillah — usually names written as Name ben or bas the mother’s name, together with a bakashah — that a shliach brings to a kever of a tzaddik, or places between the stones of the Kosel, and is mispalel on your behalf.
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Write each person as Name ben (for a man) or bas (for a woman) the mother’s name, in Hebrew or in English. You may add as many names as you need.
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A pidyon nefesh is a donation given together with the request. The minimum is eighteen dollars, and you may give any amount above that. The box on the form starts at $36; you may choose another amount, as long as it is at least eighteen dollars, then you are taken to a secure payment page.
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First you write the kvittel and the pidyon amount (at least eighteen dollars). You are then taken to a secure Stripe page to give the pidyon. Only after the payment succeeds is a printable kvittel PDF emailed to the shliach on the ground, and a confirmation emailed to you. The shliach reads it at the kever, and you will receive a photograph of the kvittel at the tziyun. The picture shows the kvittel folded, or with the reference number, so the tefillah itself is not readable.
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Kvittlach are brought to the kivrei tzaddikim and mekomos hakdoshim listed on this site: in Eretz Yisroel (Me'aras Hamachpelah, Kever Rochel, Meron, and the Kosel HaMaaravi), to the Ohel in Queens, to the Bobov ohel in New Jersey, to Mezhibuzh and Uman, to the alte Beis Hachaim in Lublin, and to the kevarim in Poland and Galicia, including Dinov, Lizensk, Rimanov, and Krakow. A shliach brings the kvittel to the place you choose.
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